Taliban’s Restrictions Send Child Marriage and Maternal Mortality Through the Roofs 

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – UN Women says that if the Taliban’s restrictions on girls’ education remain in place, the rate of child marriage among Afghan girls will increase by 25%, early childbearing by 45%, and the risk of maternal mortality by 50%.

In its recent report, UN Women Afghanistan stated that the country has become the largest women’s rights crisis in the world, with Afghan women and girls continuing to have limited access to both international and national decision-making forums.